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Holley Red fuel pump w/pic

AzPete

AzPete

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The Holley red elec. fuel pump may have died on my '66. I will check for power and switch function in the daylight in the am to see if it is in fact dead. I did the normal backyard technique.....beat on it to make it work...also a few choice words. Nothing made a difference.

I find no info on elec. repair of them. All I find is cleaning the pump vane area. Is there any repair of the elec. portion?

It has run great with no odd noises in the past. Last run was fine, pump shut off with the remote switch as it should. Hate to buy another but......
 
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Just get a new pump. John put that thing in there a long time ago. I ran a Blue pump and always hated the noise of it. Get a new one, Holley now makes a gerator pump that is quieter.

Robert
 
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Kind of figured that from looking at it. Power is at the pump..... New one should be in town by 3pm...installation shortly after that.
 
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Pump replaced......it works......ran out of daylight in the parking lot so things get tightened down in the am.

Pays to shop around. Original price was $112, priced matched to $95, military discount to $86....out the door for $92. And one place wanted $146. All this was done over the phone and the only time I went to the store was to pick it up this afternoon.
 
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Autozone? I've price matched them on lots of stuff, and they pay the frieght to get it to the local store. No idea HTF they do it.
 
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Yep....Auto Zone had the best prices plus a military discount but would be to long to get it in. Now, if the rain will go away I can get out and finish it. Don't want to drive the car with the pump loose in the bracket.
 
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"AzPete" said:
No....just a bit smarter than some.....I do know enough to come in out of the rain.
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I'm with Pete - it's a toy, not primary transport :beer
 
So....it is done.

A word to those that follow. When installing an electric fuel pump, do not mount the bolts so they are blocked by the installation of the fuel tank. Ended up having to wedge a screwdriver in the limited work area to lock the bolt head so I could get it tight. I did nor feel like draining the gas and removing the tank. The pump is mounted on the flange that drops down along the tank when it is in place between the tank and the rearend.

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"AzPete" said:
So....it is done.

A word to those that follow. When installing an electric fuel pump, do not mount the bolts so they are blocked by the installation of the fuel tank. Ended up having to wedge a screwdriver in the limited work area to lock the bolt head so I could get it tight. I did nor feel like draining the gas and removing the tank. The pump is mounted on the flange that drops down along the tank when it is in place between the tank and the rearend.

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AZpete I have been thinking about installing a electric pump and was wondering do you have a shut off for the pump incase you get in a accident or something that would shut the pump off? Also do you run the power wire from the ignition down to the pump? When I installed my fuel filter in the back I used a dremel and cut that lip that sticks out and bent it straight where I would have just enough room to get in there with a open end wrench if I ever needed to.Also is that a 110 gph pump? Do yu use a regulator? Thank U for your time.. I will post a few pictures..

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The Holley Red is 97 GPH, no regulator but have an in line gauge near the carb. Constant 6-7 psi when running. I do not have a cutoff in case of an accident. It is wired from the ign. on power source thru a toggle switch for security. If I planned on keeping the car, I would have spent the time to remount the pump as you said. I was doing most of this in a parking lot so it was get it on the road....... Now, to get my back pain to leave again....
 
The back is always there.....2 herniated discs since '79......it has recently taken a turn for the worse but I will make it.

Not sure as I do not know when johnpro installed it. I know it was several years ago. Would have to go to the car and search the paperwork as to his purchase date.
 
Thats ok no need to go through all that..just wondering if i did go that route if i should carry a extra pump... I looked into the other pump and man they cost some bucks and there supercharger set up was for a fuel cell that I dont use. I have used a high volume mechanical fuel pump on my supercharged motor with two 600 dp and it would do alright intill I leaned on it some around 12 ILB of boost and the pressure started off at around 6 then would go down to 2-3 lbs then would back off becasue did not want it to go lean and pop off the pop off valve... I am thinking going to a electric maybe the blue with the pressure regulator and get a set up that will killthe engine if the oil pressure drops below 20 lbs..
 
That would work good for you for sure. Check out the prices at local parts places too. Auto Zone has had prices better than anything I found on line.
 
"AzPete" said:
Not sure as I do not know when johnpro installed it. I know it was several years ago. Would have to go to the car and search the paperwork as to his purchase date.
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IIRC, John installed that pump in '01 or '02, around the time I put the Blue pump in my car. That's a pretty good life I know he put more miles on his car than I did on mine. My Blue pump still works but the seals dried out after sitting for 5 years, so it leaks. . .

Robert
 
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